Short Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Algoma, Ontario, sits Short Lake. The water sits 284 metres up. Around 46 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.0 km in total. Start from Kapuskasing, 72 km down the road. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 287 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Short Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Algoma list walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Short Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Short Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Buchan Lake is 2 km off. For Short Lake in particular, ask before you travel.